I’m in complete shock and didn’t know student loans would prevent me from getting a mortgage...any advice is greatly appreciated.

The current plan is to get 2-3 properties by the end of this year, primarily around college towns renting to students.

The property has 4 tenants (college students) and the lease ends on May 31st.

I still work full-time outside of my real-estate and I believe college student can be hard on your property.

hi you wrote " Seems like a lease option might be my only way to avoid renting a place" i dont understand that or what is ideal for you...but lease with option to purchase is renting the place....heres where i am on this as landlord in jax, licensed, investor, etc...You-tubers, teachers, out of staters seem to love em. i was hooked too, I love the idea of non-refundable option deposit and outsourcing the rental fix-ups to tenants who might or might not purchase it. i love the idea. 

I am going to start purchasing rentals, hopefully using the BRRRR method, but for my wife’s sanity am going to continue to aggressively pay down current debt (primary home plus large student loan debt).

I am thinking in the line of small one bedroom apartments which can be bought under the selling price, fixing them up and renting them to students.

The only students I've ever rented to were an engaged couple approaching graduation.

I've been investing in Waco for 5 years now specifically in student rentals.

Your input really put my idea into perspective for an eager college student like me.